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Meat-free diet?

据jù报道bào dào,为了wèi le让ràng地球dì qiú变得biàn de更好gèng hǎo,瑞典Ruì diǎn的de一yī个gè幼儿园yòu ér yuán将jiāng对duì一yī岁suì到dào六liù岁suì的de儿童ér tóng进行jìn xíng无wú肉ròu饮食yǐn shí的de实验shí yàn。

他们tā men的de菜单cài dān上shàng将jiāng没有méi yǒu肉ròu菜cài,早餐zǎo cān、午餐wǔ cān和hé零食líng shí都dōu将jiāng是shì素sù的de,没有méi yǒu任何rèn hé例外lì wài。

这zhè个gè幼儿园yòu ér yuán希望xī wàng完全wán quán无wú肉ròu。

这zhè个gè实验shí yàn可能kě néng会huì一直yī zhí持续chí xù到dào一月Yī yuè。

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Vocabulary 45 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
据 jùaccording to
报道 bào dàoreport
为了 wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
地球 dì qiúthe earth
变得 biàn deto become
更好 gèng hǎobetter; more good; to a greater extent good
瑞典 Ruì diǎnSweden
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
幼儿园 yòu ér yuánkindergarten / nursery school
将 jiāngwill / shall
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
岁 suìclassifier for years (of age)
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
六 liùsix / 6
儿童 ér tóngchild
进行 jìn xíng(of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
无 wúun- / -less
肉 ròumeat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit)
饮食 yǐn shíeating and drinking / food and drink; diet
实验 shí yànexperiment / test
他们 tā menthey; them
菜单 cài dānmenu
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
没有 méi yǒuto not have
菜 càidish (of food)
早餐 zǎo cānbreakfast
午餐 wǔ cānlunch / luncheon
和 héand; together with
零食 líng shísnack; nibbles
都 dōuall; both; entirely
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
素 sùwhite / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food)
任何 rèn héany; whatever; whichever
例外 lì wàiexception
这 zhèthis; these
希望 xī wàngto hope
完全 wán quántotally; entirely
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
一直 yī zhístraight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
持续 chí xùto continue / to persist / to last
一月 Yī yuèJanuary / first month (of the lunar year)